Foxing cementing machine



NOV. 24, 1931. KlNNEY 7 1,833,115

FOXING CEMENT ING MACHINE Filed Oct. 16. 1929 Patented Nov. 24, 1931UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FAY I). KINNEY, F SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS} ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOEMACHINERY GORPORATIGN, 033 PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 01' NEWJERSEY FOXING CEMENTING MACHINE Application filed October 16, 1929. 7Serial No. 4oo,1s1

This invention relates to coating machines for shoes and ishereinillustrated as embodied in a machine for applying cement to thetoxing areas of tennis shoes.

Rubber soled shoes of the tennis type are provided with a toxing stripinterposed between the edge of the sole and the canvas upper in ordermore firmly to secure the sole edge to the shoe. In accordance withtheusual commercial practice and in order to provide an attractive shoe,this foxlug strip is applied to the lower margins of the sides of a shoearound its peripherv with its upl per edge a substant ally uniformdistance above the bottom of the shoe, it being secured to the shoe bymeans of cement. Satisfactory results can only be obtained if the cementwhich is applied to the shoe before the foxing strip is applied liesalong the foxing area in a stripe the upper edge of which exactlycoincides with the upper edge. of the foxing strip so as firmly tosecure said upper edge to the shoe and so as notto extend above theupper edge to disfigure the shoe. i

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to providean improved mach ne for applying a stripe of cementto the foxing area ofa shoe, quickly, accurately and in a relatively thick coating.

The illustrated machine is of the type in which shoes are presentedmanually to a cement applying device in such amanner as to coatsuccessive port ons of the foxing area as the shoe is traversed past theapplying device. To this end the illustrated machine, in accordance withfeatures of the invention, provides an adjustable smooth work supportingtable wh ch lies in a fixed relation to thelowcredgeotarotatableannularshield. This shield. illustrated as mountedfor rotation about a fixed up-and-down axis, rolls along the upper of ashoe moved along the work supporting table and is constructed andarranged to protect the upper above the foxing area while permitting theapplication of cement to the foxing area of the shoe. As hereinillustrated, the applying member comprises a rotary brush dipping in anunderlying receptacle for cement and wiping the inner and outer surfacesof the shield,

the former to avoid an accumulation of cement, and the latter to preventaccidental application of cement to the upper of'a shoe.-

In the drawings, Fig. 1 isa perspective view of the complete machine;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the applyingbrush and the work support and shield; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of these parts.

The machine provides a rotatable .cylindrical shield 10, the free loweredge of which is exposed for the presentation thereto of a tennis shoe12 mounted on its last '14 as the shoe is slid along the top surface ofa work supporting table 16. This table is supported and adjustbalypositioned on the machine base 22 by means of slotted brackets 18 and 19and bolts 20. The annular shield is supported for rotation about a fixedaxis by means of brackets 24 and 25 carried on the base and supportingat their upper ends a.

hollow frame 26. The upper end of the cylindrical shield is providedwith an over hanging flanged supporting member 28.riding upon rolls 3!)extending inwardly from said hollow frame 26. superposed adjustableguide rolls 32 are also provided for engagement with the upper surfaceof the flanges. member 28 and guide disks 34 mounted in said hollowframe 26 are arranged for engagement with the outercylindrical surfaceofthe flanged member :28 attached to the shield. It will thus be seenthat. the shield with its flanged supportingmember 28 is guided forrotation around a. fixed up-and-down axis and held against upand-downmovement. The edge of the flange on the member 28 is provided with agroove for the reception of a crossed belt 36 through which power may besupplied to rotate said annular shield from any suitable source of poweras indicated, for example, by the driving belt 38. The connectionsbetween said driving belt 38 and the crossed belt 36 include ahorizontal shaft 40 connected by mitre gears to an upright shaft 4-2 atthe upper end of which there is a small pulley 4d and around which thecrossed belt 36 passes.

A cement receptacle 5O underlies the shield, being supported on a post51, and has an outwardly extending portion 52 which underlies the pointof contact between said shoe and a driven rotary applying brush 5d. Therelation of receptacle to the brush 54. such that the brush dips in thecement within the receptacle and wiping downwardly across the innersurface of the shield 10 and the foxing area 56 of the shoe appliescement to the latter progressiiely around the foxing area as anoperator, positioning a shoe on the work supporting table 16, moves itpast said brush in rolling contact with the shield 10. The brush 54 isjournaled in upright arms 60 and 61 about a substantially horizontalaxis within the shield and the brush is power driven by means of a belt62 passing over a pulley 64: on the shaft 40. An auxiliary receptacle 66serves to catch any drippings or spatters of cement.

In order to clean the inner and outer surfaces of the annular shield 10,the machine is provided with scrapers 70 and 72, mounted on pivoted arms74, said arms being interconnected by a spring 7 6 to hold the scrapersinto contact with the walls of the shield 10. By means of thisarrangement, an accumulation of cement upon the inner surface of theshield is prevented and in case any cement is accidentally applied tothe outer surface of the shield, this will be removed by the scraper 72so that it will not be carried over to a portion of the upper of theshoe which it is desired should not be coated.

In the operation of the machine, a shoe will be manually presented tothe applying brush 54 by sliding it along the upper surface of the worksupporting table 16 with the upper of the shoe in rolling contact withthe lower edge of the rotatable shield 10. A traversing movement of theshoe will make the applying brush 54; effective to coat successiveportions of the foxing area- 56 until a stripe of cement is appliedaround the whole periphery of the shoe. Inasmuch as the relation of thework supporting table to the lower edge of the shield 10 is fixed, thisstripe of cement will extent a substantially uniform distance above thebottom of the snoe and a relatively thick coat may be applied easily andquickly, as there will be no tendency for the cement to creep up abovethe upper edge of the foxing area around the corner of the shield 10,partly because of the downward movement of the operative face of cessiveportions of the for the applying brush 54. Since the outer sur face ofthe annular shield 10 is kept clean by means of the scraper 72, therecan he no posof transferring cement to the shoe upper from this shield.The annular shield 10 being power driven will not only facilitate thetraversing movement of the shoe past the applying brush 54L but may tosome extent serve as a work feeding member.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a foxing cementing machine, a fra me, a smooth work supportingtable adjustably positioned on said frame, a rotatably mounted hollowannular shield having its lower edge exposed for rolling contact w h theupper of a shoe presented tllClOio in coincidence with the upper edge ofthe foziing area of the shoe, cement applying means ciated with saidshield and operable ad acent to said lower edge to apply cement to the fing area of the shoe and to the inner surface of said shield whereby theline of deniarcation is determined by the rolling contact of said shieldwith said shoe as the shoe is slid over the work supporting table andthe operator aided in manually presentinga shoe to said shiele at thedes' d level to coat successive port-ions of the foxing area.

2. In a forcing cementing machine, cement applying means, a shoesupporting member, and a hollow annular shield having an e posed edgearranged to permit the application of cement by said means to the foxingarea of the upper of a shoe supported by said member while shielding therest of the shoe upper from the application of cement, said. shieldbeing rotatable about a fit-zed a: s whereby the shield rolls along theup er of the shoe upon presentation of the shoe to the cement applyingmeans and movement of translation past said applyi g means to causesuccessive portions of the toning area of the shoe to be coated.

In a foxing cementing machine, cement applying means, an adjustablymounted shoe supporting member, and a hollow annular shield having anexposed edge spaced from said su porting member and arranged. to permitthe application of. cement by d means to the fOZilllg area of the upperof a shoe on said member while shielding the rest of the shoe upper fromthe application of cement, said shield being rotatable about a fixedaxis whereby the shield rolls along th upper of the shoe upon movementof the shoe past the cement applyingworms to cause su area of the sho tobe coated.

el. In a for ing cementing machine, an annular shield rotatable aboutfixed rip-anddown axis with its lower edge exposed for contact with theupper of a oe lo ,i rott said shoe above its toning area, means forguiding a shoe presented to the shield, a power driven cement applyingmember carrying cement downwardly across the space between the loweredge of the shield and said guide thereby to coat. successive portionsof the foxing area of a shoe manually presented thereto, and areceptacle for supplyingce ment to said applying member.

In a toxin cementing machine, a rota-table cylindrical shield having itslower edge arranged for rolling contact with a shoe to shield the shoeabove the foxing area thereof, power means for rotating said shieldposit-ively in the direction of feeding movement of a shoe presentedthereto, a cement receptacle below said shield, and an applying memberpartly enclosed within said shield and constructed and arranged to wipeacross the lower edge of the inside of the shield and the foxing area ofthe shoe presented thereto to coat successive portions of said ioxingarea.

6. In a foxing'cementing machine, a rotatably mounted hollow annularshield constructed and arranged for contact with the upper edge of thefoxing area of a shoe presented thereto, cement applying means withinsaid shield designed to apply cement to the exposed foxing areaimmediately adjacent to the lower edge of the shield, and means forcleaning the outer surface of the shield that contacts with the shoe.

7. In a foxing cementing machine, a rotatably mounted annular shieldhaving its lower edge exposed for application to the upper of a shoe,cement applying means within said shield, means for removing surpluscement from the interior of the shield, and means for cleaning the outersurface of the shield prior to its contact with the shoe.

8. In a foxing cementing machine, a cylindrical shield rotatable aboutan upright axis with its lower edge exposed for the presentation of ashoe thereto in such a position that the upper edge of the foxing areaWill coincide with the lower edge of the shield, means for cleaning theouter surface of the shield, and means Within the shield arranged tocoat the exposed foxing area of the shoe as the latter is moved topresent different portions of the shoe to the shield and for coatingdevice.

9. In a ioxing cementing machine, a cylindrical shield rotatable about afixed axis and having its lower edge free for contact with a shoe toshield the shoe above the foxing area thereof, a cement supplyingreceptacle fixed in position below said shield, and a brush rotatableabout an axis at right angles to the rotation of the shield positionedwithin the shield to dip in the cement of said receptacle and to wipeacross the lower .edge of the inside of the shield and the foxing areaof the shoe thereby to apply a stripe of cement, the upper edge of whichwill be determined by tlhe rolling contact of the shield with the s 0e.

10. In a foxing cementing machine, a 1'0- tatable cylindrical shieldhaving its lower edge free for contact with a shoe to shield the shoeabove the foxing area thereof, a cement receptacle below said shield,and a brush rotatable about an axis at right angles to the axis ofrotation of the shield and positioned within the shield to dip in thecement of said receptacle and to wipe across the lower edge of theinside of the shield and the foxing area of the shoe thereby to apply astripe of cement, the upper edge of which will be determined by therolling contact of the-shield along the shoe, and a smooth Worksupporting plate positioned at the front of the point of application ofthe work to the shield, said plate being adjustably mounted and arrangedto support a shoe by contact with the bottom thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

FAY D. KINNEY.

